How I Use Nature's Patterns to Optimize Garden Design. Patterns help us find efficiencies—to see the path of least resistance—and learn from nature what works best.

A tree canopy is one of the best ways to create backyard shade, and the benefits extend beyond mere aesthetics. The dense ...

Shade trees are extremely important to most landscapes, providing aesthetic and functional design elements. Landscapes would be void of shade, color and design without trees. Understandably ...

This well-rounded oak tree quickly provides a tree canopy for the ultimate natural backyard shade idea for your landscaping. If you want to add value to your yard with a shade tree, combine the ...

He determined the tree’s Fibonacci pattern allowed some solar panels to collect sunlight even if others were in shade, and prevented branches on a tree from shading other branches.

The following references and tools will be helpful as you evaluate sun/ shade patterns and develop your program for the coming year: Digital photography - take a digital photograph of areas where ...

But he wants Phoenix's forthcoming Tree and Shade Master Plan to take a more nuanced approach to placing trees, which has to start with going back to some basics.